diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8ba93ec02..f41e11137 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ sudo: false
 env:
   - YTDL_TEST_SET=core
   - YTDL_TEST_SET=download
-before_script:
-  - chmod +x ./devscripts/run_tests.sh
 script: ./devscripts/run_tests.sh
 notifications:
   email:
diff --git a/devscripts/run_tests.sh b/devscripts/run_tests.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755